Reflecting and Rebuilding after 2020
The JCEMS Team reflects on the challenges of 2020, the courage and compassion of collegiate EMS providers, and the next steps for the collegiate EMS community to move forward.
Reducing Barriers to Bystander Intervention:
Harvard University's Crimson EMS developed a workshop series for students on campus, focusing on CPR and Stop the Bleed training.
Integrating Continuing Education Credits to a Collegiate EMS Training Model
The University of Pennsylvania Medical Emergency Response Team implemented a program to integrate continuing medical education (CME) credits into their training curriculum.
Expanding Collegiate EMS Agencies
Expanding EMS agencies face many challenges pertaining to on-scene operations, administrative oversight, and sustainability. Yale EMS (YEMS) faced a $5000 budget deficit, inconsistent training of probationary members, and a high incidence of equipment deficiencies, delayed response times, and unsafe scene conditions. YEMS addressed these concerns using a three-pronged approach tackling Operations, Administration, and Sustainability challenges.
Factors Associated with Requests for Non-Collegiate EMS Resources by Collegiate EMTs
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2026 • 8(1) • DOI: 10.30542/JCEMS.2026.08.01.12
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Interview with Paul Halliday
JCEMS offers an exclusive interview with Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) EMS's former chief and innovative leader.
Peer Overlap in Collegiate EMS: A Strength That Requires Structural Support
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2026 • 8(2) • DOI: 10.30542/JCEMS.2026.08.02.04Shore’s recent perspective, "The New Special...
Presumptive Diagnosis of Alcohol Intoxication as the Etiology of Altered Mental Status in Collegiate...
Altered mental status is a common emergency call at universities, and for collegiate-based EMS providers this chief complaint is frequently found secondary to alcohol intoxication. The results of this research demonstrate evidence that EMTs may presumptively attribute alcohol intoxication as the etiology of AMS, as evidenced by the underutilization of key AMS assessments.
Dr. Michael Guttenberg – in Memoriam
Dr. Michael Guttenberg – an EMS physician, 9/11 responder, and dedicated advocate of collegiate EMS – passed away on October 17, 2017.
Trainings in Collegiate EMS: Examples from IC-EMS at Indiana University
IC-EMS utilizes unique resources to train their members to respond to emergency calls.